Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {qasaluq}N |
| New orthography: | qasaloq, qasallut |
| Old orthography: | ĸasaloĸ, ĸasatdlut |
| Sources: | [13, 17, 8, 16] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This stem is not listed in Oqaatsit [19]. However, according to Kleinschmidt [13], the meaning of this stem is 'tree bark', especially bark from (fir) drift wood. Schultz-Lorentzen [16] adds: used for dying skins.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Geminating |
| Gemination type: | l⇒ll |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | qasallu | qasalu | qasaloq, qasallup, qasallut, |
| Old orthography | ĸasatdlu | ĸasalu | ĸasaloĸ, ĸasatdlup, ĸasatdlut, |
| Phonemic orthography | qasallu | qasalu | qasaluq, qasallup, qasallut, |
Meanings and examples
According to Kleinschmidt [13] especially bark from (fir) drift wood. Schultz-Lorentzen [16] adds: used for dying skins.